Thursday, February 26, 2015

This design is a spin on my Cable Ear Warmer pattern, if you have already used my ear warmer pattern this will be a piece of cake for you. The base of the hat is the ear warmer and the rest of the hat is worked from the edge of the ear warmer. If you have a hard time with the ear warmer portion of the pattern you can click above to be taken to the pattern where there is a video & photo tutorial.

Continue to repeat from **to** for a total of 48 rows. After row 48, hold together ends and sl st together. Make sure you are slip stitching along the wrong side so this isn't on the outside of your finished hat.

Now working along the edge:

Ch 1, work 2 sc over each dc and 1 sc over each ch 2. You should have 72 sc total. Join. Ch 1, sc in same and in each around. Join and fasten off.

Now join with a sl st to the opposite edge:

Ch 1, work 2 sc over each dc and 1 sc over each ch 2. You should have 72 sc total, join. Do NOT fasten off, continue on below.

Slouchy Top:

Notes:
-Ch 2's do NOT count as a dc.
-Joins are made with sl st to the first dc NOT the ch 2.

Sunday, February 1, 2015

This cute chicken can be made as a dish rag or a pot holder. The pattern is written
for the dish rag option but here’s what I do to use it as a pot holder: First I
crochet two complete chicken body/heads then I sew them together around the edges. After they are sewn together move on to
the wattle, feathers, comb and beak working your stitches through all four
loops of both bodies. If you have any questions feel free to ask, thanks so much for stopping by!-Jenni

Row
10:
Do not work in same, sc in next, hdc in 3, 2 hdc in next 3, hdc in 2, sc in
next 2, sl st in last, sl st into next open stitch on the body. Fasten off and
sew in ends.

The side currently facing you is
the RS (right side), all the remaining details should be added when RS is
facing you.

At this point if you have decided
you would like your pot holder to be double thick and you have made 2 bodies, sew
them together just below the loops. You will still need to work along the edges of the body to add the
remaining details. When you move on make sure you are working through the loops
on both bodies.

Wattle

With Size H Hook
& Red Yarn:

Join with a sl st in the same space
as you just fastened off for the body/head.

Row
1:
Ch 1, 2 hdc in next, hdc in next. Ch 1, turn.

Row
2:
Hdc in same, sl st in 2. Fasten off, knot these two ends together then sew them
in.

Feathers

With Size H Hook

Note: If you do not
want a loop for hanging, fasten off before ch 10 at the very end of row.

Skip 3 spaces from where you
fastened off for the wattle and join with a sl st in the next space (leave 3
spaces unworked).The feathers will be worked over the next 71 spaces. Double
check count before starting, if you missed a stitch somewhere and only have 70
(for example) you may need to skip only 2 spaces. It’s always good to double
check before starting.

Join with a sl st on top of the
head in the space all the way to the right.

*Ch 2, dc in same, in next space:
[dc, ch 2, sl st into same], sl st in next.* Repeat *to* 3 more times (4 made).
Fasten off and sew in ends.

Beak

With Size H Hook

With yellow join with a sl st in
the 5th stitch from where you just fastened off with red for the
comb. [Ch 2, dc], fasten off and sew in ends.

Optional
Eye

With tapestry needle, stitch on a
little eye above the beak. I usually leave this off of the pot holders I make
that are only one layer because I don’t like that the end can’t be hidden
easily. Maybe a small wooden button would work well, a plastic button may melt
if a very hot pan is placed on the pot holder.